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#9C5A8A

#9c5a8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#9c5a8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 35.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.31% magenta, 11.54% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 26.83% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1622

Complementary

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #5a9c6c

Split complementary

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #699c5a
  3. #5a9c8d

Analogous

  1. #8d5a9c
  2. #9c5a8a
  3. #9c5a69

Triadic

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #8a9c5a
  3. #5a8a9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #9c6c5a
  3. #5a9c6c
  4. #5a8a9c

Square

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #9c8d5a
  3. #5a9c6c
  4. #5a699c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2234
  2. #6c3e5f
  3. #9c5a8a
  4. #ba88ad
  5. #d6b9ce

Shades

#9c5a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #8c517c
  3. #7d486e
  4. #6d3f61
  5. #5e3653
  6. #4e2d45
  7. #3e2437
  8. #2f1b29
  9. #1f121c
  10. #10090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c5a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #a66b96
  3. #b07ba1
  4. #ba8cad
  5. #c49cb9
  6. #ceadc5
  7. #d7bdd0
  8. #e1cedc
  9. #ebdee8
  10. #f5eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c5a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c5a8a
  2. #995e89
  3. #966288
  4. #946587
  5. #916986
  6. #8e6d85
  7. #8b7184
  8. #887583
  9. #867882
  10. #837c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84687b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7488 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b648b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a05b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c5a8a {
  color: #9c5a8a;
}
Background
.bg-9c5a8a {
  background-color: #9c5a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c5a8a {
  border: 2px solid #9c5a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c5a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 90 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 27% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c5a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c5a8a, #9c5a69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c5a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 90 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 7.06 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.90 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.50 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 9.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.95 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 11.52 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.29 #63a575 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#9c5a8a  rgb(156, 90, 138)  hsl(316, 27%, 48%)  Deep Plum
#5a9c6c  rgb(90, 156, 108)  hsl(136, 27%, 48%)  Shamrock Green
#8a9c5a  rgb(138, 156, 90)  hsl(76, 27%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5a8a9c  rgb(90, 138, 156)  hsl(196, 27%, 48%)  Air Force Blue